Peter Wright Anvil

[opaul]

I looked at a really nice Peter Wright anvil today. Great rebound and condition. It’s 125 pounder. I’d like to get it but he wouldn’t budge off $1,000.

 

[Dennis Morland]

opaul - I have been there a couple of times. I have passed on a few for that very reason. They owned it and they liked it way better than I did. I will find one, someday.

 

[Gliden07]

$4 a pound no more, unless it was unused! You can thank Forged in Fire for pricing around now!

 

[fitzo]

That's a pretty ballsy ask at $8/pound, especially with those edges dinged up as they are. The fullering tool is pretty cool.

Do you happen to remember how the hundredweight was marked? My Peter Wright has 108 on it, or 120 lbs.

 

[J. Doyle]

Yeah people trying to sell anvils are insane. They think they're sitting on a gold mine.

You can get a new good anvil for less than that. And you can get a really good new one for not much more than that.

That guy can pound sand.

 

[Sean Jones]

What's that gadget in the hardy hole? I haven't seen anything like that before.

And yes. Way over priced.

 

[opaul]

That's a pretty ballsy ask at $8/pound, especially with those edges dinged up as they are. The fullering tool is pretty cool.

Do you happen to remember how the hundredweight was marked? My Peter Wright has 108 on it, or 120 lbs.

Pretty close to that if I remember correctly.

 

[opaul]

Yeah people trying to sell anvils are insane. They think they're sitting on a gold mine.

You can get a new good anvil for less than that. And you can get a really good new one for not much more than that.

That guy can pound sand.

I tried to reason with him but…… :<
The tool on the anvil is an accident waiting to happen. It’s a tapered shaft going into the hardy hole. You do some heavy pounding with that set up it’s going to break the heel off.

 

[opaul]

What's that gadget in the hardy hole? I haven't seen anything like that before.

And yes. Way over priced.

It’s a cut off tool. It actually has a movable stop so you can cut off multiple duplicates.
It needs shoulders if it’s going to be used in the hardy hole.

 

[Freds Edge]

Opaul , where are you located ? I have a Peter Wright I am willing to part with, it is a 148 lb. if I remember right. I live mid-way between Detroit and Toledo. I will take a pix or two tomorrow.

 

[opaul]

Thanks! I sent you a PM.

 

[Freds Edge]

 

[fitzo]

Are Peter Wright hundredweight notations "stone" markings based on 112lbs=1hundredweight or the North American 100lb=1hundredweight? This has always been confusing to me.

I read that anvil as 112+(1/4x112)+15= 155 pounds.

 

[opaul]

Are Peter Wright hundredweight notations "stone" markings based on 112lbs=1hundredweight or the North American 100lb=1hundredweight? This has always been confusing to me.

I read that anvil as 112+(1/4x112)+15= 155 pounds.

I believe stone weight.

 

[Edwardshandmadeknives]

$1000 is a bit steep. I bought a brand new 165# Peddinghaus for I think 1300 or so.